Re: ady To Cry
From: Amelie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:16:49 -0500 (CDT)
Thanks for sharing your story. Sometimes I feel very alone. My friends
do not get what I'm going through.
One of them actually brought me a magazine ad for the ablation balloon
to stop "heavy periods". They don't get that it's bleeding "all the
time". The balloon is for women who are premenopausal and aren't going
to try for any kids, anyway. It made me more depressed.
I seriously considered going to Mass on Sunday, and to confession. It's
getting to be that bad.
When you say "bled worse on yasmin" do you mean heavier ickier periods
(man, that would be remarkable if I managed to get heavier ones) or do
you mean "I bled every day I was on it".
Also, I have been checking my new calendar, and the last 3 days, I have
bled the heaviest between 2 and 7 pm. How freaky is that?
Also, I hate maxi pads. I really really hate them. They get stuck to
everything when I shift weight. I've also had too many cold, sticky
early mornings waking up while wearing the "sooper dooper overnighters
with wings etc." to a soaked through the mattress pad mattress. I am
not a fan of plastic sheets, so I gave in and plugged up. They keep
telling me they can't measure with tampons. I am thinking of collecting
them daily in the ziploc freezer bags in the fridge, with all their muck
and goo (sorry for the gore), but my roommates would freak out.
At Wed, 2 Oct 2002, Ni wrote:
>
>Amelie,
>I remember waking up in the morning and thinking "maybe today will be
>the day I stop bleeding". I remember thinking God was punishing me and
>that if I "found the lord" like the woman in the bible that bled until
>she touched the robe of Jesus I would miraculously stop bleeding, too. I
>remember being thankful when we had to cancel our Mexican cruise due to
>a death in the family because I just knew I would bleed the whole time
>on the trip. I, too had REALLY long periods (not as long as yours so I
>shouldn't complain) but that was one of the reasons I thought my doc was
>high when she suggested I had PCOS. Women who have PCOS just DON'T
>BLEED! The only other indicators/symptoms were a sudden increase in
>facial hair and my DHEAS was 630 (they were affraid I had a tumor!).
>Anyhoo, my point is that there are so many different symptoms of PCOS it
>is entirely possible you have it. I've never even had an IR test
>because my doc felt it was a waste of time since the test is so
>unreliable. Let's face it, this "syndrome" sucks and it sure doesn't
>suck anything good. ;) Fortunately, I got on Met and I think that it's
>doing something. Take heart, something WILL work and you WILL get
>better. Take care and know we're all here going through all the same
>crap with you.
>--Jenn(Nif)
>PS Although all women are different, for what it's worth, I bled worse
>on Yasmin for some reason. I now take Levlite which seems ok.
>
>At Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Amelie wrote:
>>
>>Well, I did cry today. In my new doctor's office. I think it pretty
>>much unnerved him. I had to reassure him I was fine, that I don't
>>always do this, and that I am stressed out and frustrated and no, I do
>>NOT want paxil just yet, thanks. Anyway, I showed him my knee that
>>hurts all the time, and my bruises, and had him take a look at the labs
>>and my cholesterol levels.
>>I told him I was diagnosed with PCOS because of my bleeding problems. He
>>knew what it was, and was surprised I'd been diagnosed. I am not IR. I
>>have no suspicious bloodwork.
>>I told him I have been bleeding heavily since August 2, and before that
>>had intermittent spotting and insanely heavy periods all year.
>>
>>I started a regimen of Provera 2 fridays ago to make the bleeding "stop"
>>and to have a period after 10 days of Provera pills (I lasted 4 days
>>before it started a full fledged period with wracking cramps, but I was
>>glad because that was the day I was told I could start on yasmin, the
>>key to my 'regulation')
>>
>>yes, yasmin. They said I would "spot" off and on for 3 months, but to
>>stick with it. I've taken it religiously for 7 days. My bleeding sort
>>of petered out on Saturday, I had some spotting on Sunday (it was heavy)
>>and then yesterday, I started another period. Another one.
>>
>>Today I have gone through half a box of maximum absorbency tampax.
>>
>>I am cramping so painfully, I am missing my friend play saxophone at a
>>local club.
>>
>>My doctor today recommended tylenol, as apparently they all think motrin
>>makes me bruise.
>>
>>I took 2. I think I need 20.
>>
>>I hate this.
>>
>>Oh and he looked at my face and said "You don't have facial hair" to a
>>blond woman who plucks her chin and lip area religiously every day.
>>Sometimes I shave it to be quicker, but I know that causes chaffing. I
>>don't have A LOT, thankfully, and I am sorry for people who do have a
>>lot. But I am tired already of this diagnosis if I have to fight to
>>keep it; it's the only thing that made sense to me.
>>
>>And every single blood test came out normal. So now, nothing makes
>>sense.
>>
>>And I am still bleeding. I cannot seem to describe to people how
>>hellish it is.
>>
>>Once I read a story about a woman who sat in a tub all day and filled up
>>a 16 oz spaghetti sauce jar, took it in to her doctor and plopped it on
>>the receptionist's desk pleading for help. I don't think I could manage
>>that kind of drama, but it's so frustrating to be told to go on BC and
>>it will fix "everything". I have gained back 2 of my initial 7 lbs
>>weight loss from low carbs, and have only been on bc for 7 days. My
>>biggest problem is that not a lot of women on this board have this
>>problem, or they have it because of other medication. I have it all the
>>time. All the time, and it's been freaking me out for over 2 years now.
>>I can't find a site where people have DUB who are like me: not young and
>>not going through menopause. Everything I type in takes me directly
>>here, thankfully.
>>
>>I am still going to cry.
>>
>>~amelie
>>
>>3 weeks into my diagnosis, and I am not so happy.
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